Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion #
Overview #
The Turing has a strong commitment towards EDI, which is formally set out in the Institute’s EDI Strategy and Action Plan. For current Turing staff, you can also access an EDI section on Mathison.
How to get involved #
If you are keen to be involved in the EDI work around REG and the Turing, do feel free to join the #edi-equality-diversity-inclusion channel on Slack, and/or contact:
in the first instance, the people involved in the REG EDI service area.
Besides the people directly allocated to this service area, we also have a group of volunteers who are involved on a ‘best-effort’ basis. You are welcome to join in any capacity!
Below we’ve described a handful of specific initiatives at the Turing which REG have been involved with. This list is not exhaustive (nor should it be: there is always more to be done!).
HDR UK Black Internship #
Since 2022 REG has been involved in hosting interns from the Black Internship programme by Health Data Research UK. Interns have typically been involved with one health-related project from REG, plus many other activities around the Turing. You can see a researcher spotlight on Olajumoke, one of our interns from 2023.
EDI Annual Report #
Each year the Turing publishes an annual report (see here for the most recent one, covering the period between October 2021 and September 2022), as well as a gender pay gap (see here). REG typically assists the EDI team with analysis of the underlying data and recommendations on how to treat sensitive data.
Network Groups #
The Turing has set up four EDI network groups centred on specific topics, with the aim of providing feedback to the Institute’s EDI team and senior management:
REG members are strongly encouraged to participate in these groups. Additionally, group chairpersons (who can be from REG) are awarded an honorarium.
BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium #
Since 2023, the Turing has been a sponsor for the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium, a one-day conference for women and non-binary students in computing fields. In 2023 REG sat on the careers panel and also (together with other teams from the Turing) had a stall at the conference.